ISSUE NO. 21
April 2026
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Letters

A Charity Fund From Inside: Even $1 Each Would Make a Difference

By
Jonathon

Jonathon writes from a prison in NSW.

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Hey everyone reading this, my name is Jonathon.

I am currently in jail in NSW.

This letter isn’t about myself or my time in prison, but I have spent a fair few years here, and this why I wanted to propose potentially a system where once a week or once a month it is an option, for those who want to or are able to, to donate to a charity from money from our inmate accounts.

Even $1 each would make a difference, contribute something positive to the community and boost morale.

The charity could be for kids with disability, could be for children hospitals, could be for cancer research, could be for homelessness.

There are so many more I can’t name them all, but I think it’s important as there are so many people in our communities that need all the help they can get.

Hey everyone reading this, my name is Jonathon.

I am currently in jail in NSW.

This letter isn’t about myself or my time in prison, but I have spent a fair few years here, and this why I wanted to propose potentially a system where once a week or once a month it is an option, for those who want to or are able to, to donate to a charity from money from our inmate accounts.

Even $1 each would make a difference, contribute something positive to the community and boost morale.

The charity could be for kids with disability, could be for children hospitals, could be for cancer research, could be for homelessness.

There are so many more I can’t name them all, but I think it’s important as there are so many people in our communities that need all the help they can get.

Lessons from Bees

By Muhamed

Prison teaches people to hold back. To keep to themselves. To give as little as possible. To protect what little energy or hope they have left. When everything feels limited – time, freedom, trust – it makes sense to think that giving more will leave you with less. But the bee lives by a different rule.

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Albany Prisoners on Lockdowns

By Prisoners at Albany Prison, WA

We are not sure who to write to or who we can talk to about theses matters. We are hoping someone reads our letter and can point us in the right direction to have our voices heard.

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Rights for Foreign Prisoners

By Luiing

If foreign prisoners have been sentenced under same law as Australians, then it’s extremely important that they have right to be treat equally in their imprisonment – on humanitarian grounds.

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Not Cool: Heat and Overcrowding in TMCC

By Dane

The following is in response to the article by Denham Sadler titled “Sweltering Behind Bars: Stifling Heat in Australian prisons”.

Letters

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